[OLPC-Philippines] Hope everyone is ok!

Jerome Gotangco jgotangco at gmail.com
Sun Sep 27 20:14:03 EDT 2009


More than 4 hours! We were just a kilometer away from home but midway  
the flood was already waist deep and we had to seek shelter at our  
parish during the downpour.

Half the neighborhood didn't have power because of the flood so it was  
hard to navigate back home but I asked a tricycle driver to guide me.  
Our place is on higher ground but if it rained like that in Manila for  
2 days, it would have been much worst for everyone.

If there is one thing that stood still during this disaster, the  
communication system including the Internet held on and people were  
coordinating with each other with the social networks.

Thanks all!

Jerome

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 28, 2009, at 7:06 AM, Marife Mago <marife.mago at gmail.com> wrote:

>  I've heard from Jerome that he was stranded 4 hours and used a  
> guide to go in high ground place.
>
> My prayers to all ..and I hope all is safe from this list.
>
> Godbless,
> Mafe
>
> On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 7:01 PM, Cherry Withers <cherry.withers at gmail.com 
> > wrote:
> Glad you're ok Carlos! I heard from Sandeep today and Jerome  
> yesterday. They're both doing ok. Ryan had to move to Katipunan with  
> relatives
> as his place was completely flooded.
>
> I echo Caroline's prayers. I hope everyone's safe.
>
> Take care,
> Cherry
>
> On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Carlos Nazareno  
> <object404 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Caroline!
>
> Lucky our place is on high ground. At my uncle's place, the
> floodwaters went up to the knees on the 2nd floor.
>
> This has been the worst rainfall ever experienced by Metropolitan
> Manila according to PAGASA, our weather bureau, that's why the floods
> were so bad.
>
> To put things in perspective, Hurricane Katrina rainfall = 380mm in
> Louisiana. Typhoon Ondoy last Saturday over here, rainfall = 410mm in
> Manila.
>
> Hope everyone else is okay.
>
> -Naz
>
> On 9/28/09, Caroline Meeks <caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
> > My prayers are with those of you effected by the flooding. Please  
> let us
> > know you when you are ok and back online.
> > Caroline
> >
> > --
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> > Solution Grove
> > Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
> >
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> > 505-213-3268 - Fax
> >
>
>
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